Per capita methane emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Per capita methane emissions was 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1987
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Nicaragua, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 39 Colombia 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Denmark 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 43 Norway 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Algeria 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Laos 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 197.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Nicaragua?
- Per capita methane emissions in Nicaragua was 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.